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WD WD3003FZEX

Black 3TB (2013)

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Average Bench: 83.9% (54th of 983)

more Based on 2,244 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4S, WDC WD3003FZEX-32Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD3003FZEX-0, WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4S
Poor: 66%Average: 83.9% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 3TB (2013) averaged just 16.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 3TB (2013) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.77MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 3TB (2013) is 31.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Black 3TB (2013) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.27MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,244 samples)
Rank 5483.9%
Min Avg Max
115 Read 150 182
108 Write 142 165
106 Mixed 135 159
107% 143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.73 1
1.99 4K Write 2.77 3.3
0.2 4K Mixed 0.27 0.35
111% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1A01
4KALIGNED
103% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 150
Mixed 153
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.32
116% 1.29 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
95.9% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 156
Mixed 152
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 3.06
4K Mixed 0.27
125% 1.42 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
91.6% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 144
Mixed 140
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.52
4K Mixed 0.28
112% 1.2 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
90.9% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 159
Mixed 155
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 3.01
4K Mixed 0.35
130% 1.41 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
89.3% Excellent
Read 151
Write 159
Mixed 117
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 3.08
4K Mixed 0.34
130% 1.42 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
87.4% Excellent
Read 158
Write 146
Mixed 145
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.93
4K Mixed 0.28
105% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
81.5% Excellent
Read 155
Write 129
Mixed 144
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.96
4K Mixed 0.24
110% 1.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 4,673,200 HDDs tested.

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AmazonUS $150.9914 months ago.
BHPhotoUS $159.9910 months ago.
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Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $339Bench 87%, 76,200 samples3,564x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $235Bench 81%, 45,683 samples649x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $391Bench 78%, 32,873 samples284x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $370Bench 63%, 181,240 samples1,159x
GTX 980 TiNvidia  $560Bench 99%, 46,240 samples601x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 77%, 36,410 samples554x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $97Bench 95%, 140,759 samples730x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $159Bench 97%, 88,772 samples614x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $139Bench 79%, 41,292 samples472x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILL  $119Bench 68%, 3,690 samples307x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 60%, 6,920 samples246x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 3,307 samples166x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $925

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